turf war

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɜːf wɔː/    美 /ˈtɚf woɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dispute over territory between rival gangs.
  2. A fight or confrontation between two divisions or parties for access to resources or capital. idiomatic
    — It's a fascinating distinction, and one that also has the neat effect of moving the debate on from the contentious territory of the SF/litfic turfwar into that of value-neutral literary theory.

词形变化

turf wars plural turfwar alternative

词源

The phrase may have originated as a reference to the game of American football where two teams confront each other on a field of grass or turf.
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